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Re: Can 5k e.g. manifold crack be welded??
On Wed, 25 Feb 1998 10:11:10 -0500, Max Palmars wrote:
>Have a 1.5" crack in my exhaust gas manifold on a '87 5kcst. Can it be
>welded?
Yes, it's done all the time. Have it straightened afterwards. (The
shop will probably do this automatically.) However, look at
it very closely. You may have many more cracks than you
think. Look inside the outlet port. If there are multiple cracks,
the thing is trash.
DeWitt Harrison de@aztek-eng.com
Boulder, CO
88 5kcstq